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The most shocking online scams and hacks of 2019

The year's biggest cybercrimes and data breaches
Formjacking
Formjacking: How to avoid
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud
Authorised Push Payment fraud: How to avoid
Sextortion email scams
Sextortion email scams: How to avoid
Computer software service fraud
Computer software service fraud: How to avoid
Crowdfunding scams
Crowdfunding scams: How to avoid
Ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks: How to avoid
Amazon Prime scam
Amazon Prime scam: How to avoid
Business Email Compromise scam
Business Email Compromise scam: How to avoid
And now for the hacks of 2019... Microsoft Visual Studio hack
Capital One hack
Facebook data breach
WhatsApp listening hack
Apple FaceTime bug
Canva data breach
US Customs and Border Protection data breach
Fortnite cheat hack
ASUS hack
Chilean ATM network hack
NASA hack
Ecuador citizen data leak
Fifa 20 data leak
American Medical Collection Agency data breach
Evite hack
BioStar 2 data breach
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The year's biggest cybercrimes and data breaches

As we continue to become increasingly reliant on the internet, opportunities for those with sinister intentions are on the rise. A study by online security firm RiskIQ revealed that cyber crime cost the global economy $1.5 trillion (£1.2tn) in 2018 alone, which is double the 2017 figure. Click or scroll through to take a look at the worst online scams and hacks of 2019. 

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Amy Palmer

20 November 2019

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